Hey....just moved to PEI last fall from Halifax. Before I moved here I had heard rumors of possible surf on the north shore between North Rustico and Cavendish. I spent some time in the fall driving this stretch but didn't see any really viable swell. If there's any locals who read this and would be willing to show me some good breaks on a decent day, I'd be much obliged. Call or send me an e-mail: mhthomps@dal.ca or 367-0808.

In late August, on a strong NE wind (25K+), I saw nice clean sets of very big waves (California big) off the beach in front of Bothwell Haven cottages. This was the only visible section (from the road) of several miles of beach between Bothwell and Basin Head, so there are likely more good spots.

Bothwell is a southside beach, so sandbar and NE wind creates one heckuva wave. To my knowledge no one has surfed this area. I am not 100% sure how to access the area directly below those cottages, but locals could probably suggest the nearest access point.

If you surf here, please post a report.

PS If the surfing is no good, there are several great locations for kiting.

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This may seem like a stupid question but I as wondering if anybody has ever heard of a consistant swell in PEI... There are some great sand bar and i've seen some storm swell there but just wondering if anybody has actually surfed there..